Danny Sauter

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Danny Sauter

| image = Danny Sauter, 2025.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2025

| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|36|2024|12|12|slash=y}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio

| nationality = American

| alma_mater =

| occupation =

| office = Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from the 3rd district

| term_start = January 8, 2025

| term_end =

| predecessor = Aaron Peskin

| successor =

}}

Danny Sauter (born {{birth based on age as of date|36|2024|12|12|noage=1|slash=y}}){{cite news |last1=Zhou |first1=Yujie |title=S.F. Supervisor-elect Danny Sauter sees a new District 3, breaking from past 20 years |url=https://missionlocal.org/2024/12/s-f-supervisor-elect-danny-sauter-sees-a-new-district-3-breaking-from-the-past-20-years/ |access-date=January 8, 2024 |work=Mission Local |date=December 12, 2024}} is an American politician serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for District 3 since January 8, 2025. District 3 includes the neighborhoods of North Beach, Chinatown, Telegraph Hill, North Waterfront, Financial District, Nob Hill, Union Square, Maiden Lane, Polk Gulch, and part of Russian Hill.

Early life and education

Sauter was born in Columbus, Ohio.{{cite news |last1=Hoge |first1=Patrick |title=Community organizer Danny Sauter faces downtown revival test as supervisor |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/politics/danny-sauter-to-face-downtown-revival-test-as-supervisor/article_1e45ff84-b3f5-11ef-8c89-5f6e15f869fc.html |access-date=January 8, 2025 |work=San Francisco Examiner |date=December 9, 2024}} He graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, having majored in marketing and minored in entrepreneurship and Chinese.

Political career

In 2016, Sauter volunteered for the campaign of Scott Wiener for the California State Senate.

Sauter ran for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2020, but placed second behind incumbent supervisor Aaron Peskin.{{cite web |title=November 3, 2020 Final Election Results |url=https://sfelections.org/results/20201103w/index.html |website=SF Elections |access-date=19 December 2024 |ref=2020 SF Election Results}}

In 2024 Sauter ran for the same seat again, as Peskin was term-limited. Sauter won the election.{{cite web |title=November 5, 2024 Election Results (Final) |url=https://sfelections.org/results/20241105w/index.html |website=SF Elections |access-date=19 December 2024}}

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